Preformed surgical mesh

ABSTRACT

This invention is related to the medicine branch, more exactly it is related to a prosthetic, preformed, non absorbable or mixed mesh with specific form and size. This is a T-cup mesh or T mesh-cup which is composed by two rectangular attachments with T-cup shape to be used in pelvic or urogynecological surgery in the treatment of:
         Uterine prolapse: hysterocele.   Post-hysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse: cupolocele   Related or not to posterior enterocele or elongation of Douglas&#39; bag bottom.   Related or not to middle or high rectocele   Related or not to posterior cystocele

BACKGROUND ART

T-Cup Mesh

Surgical meshes of synthetic material with different absorbable, nonabsorbable or mixed compositions, designed and based in a personaloperative technique are presented since 1983. It was presented in theMedicine National Academy in 1989 fro the treatment of uterus or vaginalvault prolapse. It final shape is a T-anterior to the uterine isthmus orvaginal vault level and with an image of posterior and open backwardasymmetric ‘cup’ compressing the pelvic rectum at s2 and s3 level. Ithas an elongation in its right lateral extremity projecting towards upat level s-1 and I-5. It ends extending itself in oblique button shapeattaching to the sacral promontory. After all these years of experiencea new type of preformed mesh for urogynecological surgery is developed.

The use of mesh in surgery with the technological advent of plastics asthe nylon and tergal as substitutes of the autologous products as thefascia lata and skin, homologous as the duramater or heterologous as theOxfascia and bovine derivatives.

Synthetic meshes of absorbable constitution as the polyglactin which issubstituted by the collagen and other derivatives of synthesis as theP.D.S and Maxon are more and more used in the contemporary surgery.

Non absorbable synthetic meshes manufactured with plastic derivativeproducts by itself or combined with other absorbable products or theaddition of antimicrobial products have been used for the closing of theabdominal wall defects as well as protrusions in the treatment ofhernias, in urological surgery of urine incontinence andpelvi-gynecological surgery for defects of genital and rectal prolapses.

Basically these are crossing meshes of rectangular tissue and shapeavailable in different sizes. Some of them may have ellipsoidal shape toadapt to the inguinal defects, other have small quadrilateral shape withanchor tapes for the treatment of incontinence, other ones havetrapezoidal or triangular shape with anchor tapes fr the defects of theI, II and III partitions of the genital prolapses using the obturatorartery, suprapubic or sacroespinous ligaments route.

These are mainly rectangular elongated portions of approximately 3 cmwidth cut from the original rectangular mesh to make fixations to theligaments of the pelvic as sacroespinous, in special to the sacralpromontory anchoring the vaginal vault or the uterus to these fixedelements to give them support in case of uterus or post-hysterectomyvaginal vault prolapses. Habitually, such mashes are fixed to thoseelements through several suture points either by laparotomypelvic-laparoscopic route.

The new preformed prosthetic mesh presented below may be manufacturedfrom any non absorbable or absorbable material or the mixture of both.

It has a spatial, new and original T-cup shape with a right lateralelongation in palette or terminal button shape

Its design is adapted from a surgical technique created by Dr. GabrielSantos Bellas in 1983 and presented in the Medicine National Academy ofVenezuela on Jan. 14, 1989 and in different congresses and surgery andgynecological journeys with more than 23 years up to now (2007).

The original surgical technique for the treatment of uterine orpost-histerctomy vaginal vault prolapse associated or not to enterocele,was called histerocolpopexia of sacro uterine ligaments with fixation tothe sacral promontory where number 0 or 1 absorbable material or nonabsorbable material may be used in accordance with the age and parityeither desired or not by the patient.

It begins with the sacral promontory as initial and final point of thesurgery and the continuous suture or surget displaces from theretro-peritoneum to the pelvic cavity with 3 cm downward and it will bethreaded in a free edge for several entries and exits of the rightuterosacral ligament, totally, until reaching the insertion of theuterine isthmus from this or in lack of this to the right marginposterior face of the vaginal vault. Two anchorages of the suture aremade at isthmus level or the vaginal vault at right and left level.

Then the suture goes to take the left uterosacral ligament in itshalfway making 2 to 3 contra-lateral points with the right uterosacraland this way a ‘T’ shape will be formed by pulling the surget. Such ‘T’is put in ateroposterior direction transversally laid down with the ‘T’horizontal branch at level of the uterus or vaginal vault and thelongitudinal branch behind it pointing towards the pelvic rectum.

The suture anchors the sero-muscular of the rectum in its anterior andright lateral size, it retakes the posterior part of the rightuterosacral near to its origin in the posterior insertion and ascendsbackward approximately 3 cm reaching to the anchorage initial point inthe sacral promontory. This going to produce a ‘cup’ shape or posteriorconcavity that embraces the rectum contour without compressing it,closing this way the Douglas' bag bottom by it taller level andobliterating this way the entorecele, if any, it avoids the productionof internal hernias and suspends the uterus or the vagina following itss-3 s-4 normal physiological axis.

The ‘pallet’ or ‘button’ shape is due to the posterior and superiorangle of the suture both when it exits as well it returns from thepromontory level at 3 cm taller than the uterosacral level. Due to this,from the concave and put in transversal form of posterior and asymmetricopening ‘cup’, and for being the right hemicup-right uterosacral largerthan the left hemicup-half of the left uterosacral, two anchoragesutures are unpinned upward and backward at the level of the sacralpromontory starting fro the larger posterior edge of the right sacraluterus and that figuratively can be compared to the ‘stick-cherry’ ofthe cup of a cocktail or ice remover.

This is the shape of the design originated from the original surgicaltechnique of Dr. Gabriel Santos and which implied the creation ofprosthetic material as the ‘t-cup’ mesh with fixation to the sacralpromontory an with all the advantages of the original surgical techniqueplus the greater resistance and stability of the axis or framework ofthe suspension ‘t-cup’ preformed mesh.

The principles of the original surgery as the initial and finalanchorage to the sacral promontory and the closing of the Douglas' bagbottom are maintained by the suture of the uterosacral and the anchorageof the prolapsed organ uterus and/or vaginal vault to a resistant point.

The maintenance or preservation of the vaginal axis oriented to s3-s4and on the other hand a vaginal longitude of 7 mc leaving the space ofthe sacral-subpubic pelvic diameter that has a longitude of 12 cm andpreserving the posterior 5 cm for the putting of the preformed ‘t-cup’mesh.

The preformed placation of the axis or framework of the ‘t-cup’ mesh dueto its major thickness give a better resistance, the anchorage point isof major resistance in the pelvis in accordance with the study ofresistance of the pelvis performed in corpses by Lazarou G. Et al(2004).

The axis or framework of the t-cup mesh has a vertical sagital axis witha thickness of 0.15 cm when it is three-laminar and of 0.2 cm when it istetralaminar with a height or profile of 1.5 cm and a similar width incm from the horizontal branch from the ‘t’ to the ‘cup’.

In the anterior extremity of the quadrilateral shape if forms in turn anangle of 90° with the vertical branch of the ‘T’, this quadrilateralmeasures 1.5 cm of width×2.5 cm length forming the anterior part of the‘T’. This part will be sutured to the uterine itsmo or the superior partof the vaginal vault.

In its anterior extremity two double laminates of 0.1 cm width areattached prolonging upward or backward from the above mentioned ‘t’quadrilateral. The first one has 2.5 cm of width for the fixation of thevaginal vault (anterior wall) in the intervesical-vaginal space with alength of 3 cm, the inferior or posterior one that leaves arista diedradownward from the origin of the ‘t’ has a bi-laminar laminate of 0.1 cmwith a width of 2.5 cm that along with the anterior or superior one formthe image of the horizontal ‘T’ of the ‘t-cup’ mesh. This posteriorbranch has a length of 6 cm and may be adaptable to the posteriorvaginal wall or to the rectum or the vaginal-rectal space. If any meshremains, if can be sectioned to the measure or fold backward on therectum anterior face.

Continuing from the ‘t’ vertical branch, a ‘cup’ is formed which isconcave backward, the profile or height remains of 1.5 cm. The left sizeends rounded with 2.5 of length while the right size is larger with 3.5cm.

The cup internal diameter is of 3.5 cm to embraces, without comprisingthe rectum.

In the posterior extremity or the right final edge of the ‘t-cup’ meshthe sagital axist of 1.5 cm (right lateral) is folded and it continueswith a inclination upward among 135 degress and 145 degrees and with alength of 3 cm with the same thickness than the framework of thetri-laminar or tetralaminar mesh (0.15 to 0.2 cm) as the case may be.This folded or preformed stem is 1.5 width×3 cm length and bendsbackward in its final extremity and upward with an angle of 135 degreesand 145 degrees where it enlarges from 2 cm length to 1.4 cm width inrebounded shape as a ‘button’ or ‘palette’ to be fixed in the sacralpromontory. Taking into account the pluripathology observed in thegenital prolapses, cystocele and rectocele the support axis of the t-cupmesh is added with a complement conformed by two double laminar anteriorprolongations (fold laminate sheet), with an short anterior or superiorprolongation for the vaginal vesical space of approximately 3. cmlength×2.5 cm width and join the enlarged or enterocele rectovaginalspace.

The anterior prolongation is adapted to the preferences of the surgeonif an anterior and posterior anchorage is desired in the vaginal vaultprolapses or by sectioning the anterior or superior sheet if there is auterus prolapse or if only a posterior vault anchorage is desired.

The length of the posterior or inferior sheet permits a larger anchoragewith the simultaneous closing of the Douglas' bag bottom being able tofix it to the vaginal rectum space and/or the rectum anterior wall ifthe surgeon desires it or only by sectioning the mesh to the esteemedlarge for the required or available vaginal-rectum space.

The shape or proform of the ‘t-cup mesh’ is asserted as an innovation atworld level for meshes in the treatment of uterus genital and vaginavault prolapses either with or without cystocele, rectocele and/orenterocele. Its width, tackiness or angles can be modified by the‘t-cup’ shape with right posterolateral prolongation and the kinkingledge of fixation to the sacral promontory is original invention ofmedical doctor and surgeon Gabriel Antonio Santos Bellas.

Advantages of the Application of the ‘t-cup Mesh’

Anchorage Point

The sacral promontory is an anterior common vertebral ligament, is themore resistant zone of the pelvis according the studies of resistance topressure performed on corpses by Lazarou G. Et al (2004).

Limits Minor Pelvis: Uterosacral Ligaments: Enterocele

The superior limit of the pelvis and the enterocele to be obliterated isa free superior edge level of the uterosacral ligaments and therefore,of any posterior enterocele related to the uterus or vaginal vaultprolapses, specially those produced after applying techniques of urineincontinence correction by retro-pubic route—M. M, K, Burch and itsmodifications as well as the supra-pubic route and also after vaginalhysterectomies by the shortening and verticalization of the vaginal axisafter a vaginal hysterectomy.

Restoration of the Normal Vaginal Axis

The use of the edge of the uterosacral ligaments and fix them to the‘t-cup mesh’ as well as the fixation anterior to the uterine isthmus incases of hysterocele or the vaginal vault in the vaginal vault prolapsesafter a hysterectomy, a stable and fixed suspension to the prolapsedutero vaginal is produced following the normal vaginal axis to the s3-s4vertebras.

Vaginal Longitude and Pelvic Diameters, Space for the ‘t-cup Mesh’Placing.

This suspension is made taking advantage of the sub-public middle sacralpelvic diameter of the pelvis which is of 12 cm length and which leavesa intrapelvic vagina of 7 cm and a posterior space of standard 5 cm inwhich the ‘t-cup mesh’ going to be fixed around the rectum withoutcompressing it.

This way overcorrections of the vaginal large are avoided and in specialthe loss of the uretrovesical posterior angle.

In case of hysterocele in a 30% related to retro deviations, thispathology is corrected by returning the uterus its physiological andfunctional anteversion face to the efforts and by reestablishing the cutof these uretrovaginal physiological axes and at the same time thesupport of the uterine neck on the elevator raphe face to the effortsand bidepestation.

Maintenance of the Rectal Intestinal Traffic and Prevention of InternalHernias

The ‘cup’ shape of 3.5 cm of diameter open backward (towards the sacral)permits to adapt itself to the tubular convexity of the rectum withoutcompressing it and fix it in the ¾ of its anterolateral circumferenceusing the half of the left uterosacral and leaving a left posteriorspace at the flap sacral level and the body of the sacrum and, on theother hand, giving the totality of the right uterosacral, withoutaltering the intestinal traffic which have been verified throughrectoscopies.

Fixation to the more Resistant Point to Pressures in the Pelvis

The posterior and superior disposition of the right lateral prolongationof the ‘t-cup mesh’ is approximately of 3 cm and directs the tractionand supports the visceral weight when the patients is upstanding towardsthe resistant fixation point which is the sacral promontory. The meshshape and the thickness of the ‘t-cup’ transversal axis triplicate orquadruplicate the resistance factor of this one face to pressures andthe intra-abdominal effort; likewise the pressure forces are shared inthe pelvic contour of its anterolateral fixation of the uterosacralligaments and the remain of the vesical-vaginal endopelvic fascia.

Prevention and Treatment of Enteroceles

After placing the ‘t-cup mesh’, no spaces for the appearance ofenteroceles are leaved, the Douglas' bag bottom is shortened by theposterior and inferior fixation of the mesh and therefore it becomestaller at the pelvis superior strait. The pelvic surface is upholsteredor covered by the pelvic peritoneum of the uterosacral ligaments towhich it was fixed. On the other hand, the inferior prolongation of therectangular mesh can be fixed in the enlarged bottom of the Douglas'bottom which conforms the enterocele or the superior rectovaginal spaceup to 6 cm. This inter-vagina fixation of the ‘t-cup mesh’ shortens itor folds the inferior prolongation on the rectum anterior face and thenit is fixed to the posterior face of the vagina or the rectum anterior.

The physiological vaginal axis is not altered, maintaining theprojection of the t-cup mesh transversal axis to the s-3 s-4 uterosacralinsertion. The bilateral dissection of ligaments and the sacroespinousmuscles are not necessary as other type of mesh placing.

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DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

As a way of illustrating this invention and in order to clarify thedescriptive memory, a set of figures detailing to explicative and notlimitative way the preformed mesh as result of the invention areattached herein:

FIG. 1: Superior view

FIG. 2: Inferior view

FIG. 3: Right lateral view

FIG. 4: Left lateral view

FIG. 5: Anterior view

FIG. 6: Posterior view

FIG. 7: Right lateral view, with formative elements of the cup fold forthe application of the vaginal vault prolapse and placed for theanterior-posterior fixation.

FIG. 8: Right lateral view, with formative left element of the cupomitted for the application of the vaginal vault prolapse remaining onlythe right element placed for the posterior fixation.

FIG. 9: Right lateral view, with formative left element of the cupomitted for the application of the vaginal vault prolapse remaining onlythe partially sectioned right element placed for the posterior fixation.

FIG. 10: Right lateral view, with the formative elements of the cuptotally sectioned for the application of the uterine prolapse, remainingplaced for the fixation in the uterine isthmus (hysterocele)

FIG. 11: Anatomy drawing illustrating the intrauterine location of thepreformed mash with all the elements composing it.

FIG. 12: It shows in perspective the different types of preformed meshstarting from the most universal (12 a), the most particular (12 b, 12c, 12 d) by selecting some of its elements.

In each figure can be observed that the surgical mesh embraces athermal-coagulated or not preformed element, that can be bi, tri ortetralaminar according the type of mesh to be built; the thickness ofsaid mesh may ranks between 0.10 and 0.20 cm.

The horizontal anterior part (1) and the vertical central segment (2)can be of a thickness double than the quadruple of thickness of theoriginal laminate; then towards the cup shape posterior part eachhemicup (1 a, 1 b) is bi-laminar, the left hemicup (1 a) is shorter tobe placed in the para-rectal region and ends in the bisel; the righthemicup (1 b) folds on itself and ascends vertically from 2 to 3 cmchanging from bi-laminar to tetralaminar; it bends backwardapproximately 1.5 to 2 cm of length×1.4 cm of width in palette of buttonshape (5).

The anterior segment (1) has rectangular shape and its ideal dimensionscan be from 2.5 to 3.5 cm of length×1.5 to 2 cm of width, it can beconformed by bi-laminar elements superior and inferior from 4 to 6 cm oflength.

The vertical branch (2) of the ‘T’ must measure 1.5 cm of length asmaximum, maintaining a width of 1.5 to 2 cm; each hemicup has 1.5 to 2cm of width×3 to 3.5 cm of length.

In FIGS. 1 and 2 it can be observed the preformed mesh showing said meshfrom superior and inferior views. FIGS. 3 and 4 are the right lateraland left lateral views where elements 1, 1 a and 1 b conforming arectangular laminate such as corresponds to the mesh preformation meshwhere FIGS. 5 and 6 can be seen in detail in their correspondinganterior and posterior views.

FIG. 7 is a right lateral view of the most universal mesh as result ofthe invention where the rectangular element folds to form a cup with theleft (1 a) and right (1 b) elements joined through a central element(1); as can be seen in such figure the left element (1 a) is shorterthan right element (1 b) and they are fold in such a way that they adaptwith a surgical mesh for the correction of the vaginal prolapse. Hemicup(1 a and 1 b) as shown, permit the previous-posterior fixation withinthe pelvis. The left element (1 a) permit the previous fixation withinthe pelvis and the right element (1 b) permit the posterior fixationwithin the pelvis.

FIG. 8 is a right lateral view of the preformed surgical mesh where therectangular element forming the cup has sectioned the left element (1 a)with regards to FIG. 7 remaining only the right hemicup (1 b) whichfolds following the central element (1); this mesh as shown, adapts forbeing used in the correction of the vaginal vault prolapse withposterior fixation only to the sacral promontory.

FIG. 9 is a right lateral view of the preformed surgical mesh where therectangular element forming the cup has totally sectioned the leftelement (1 a) and partially sectioned the right element (1 b) remainingthe mesh with the 1 b hemicup which adapts for the operations of vaginalprolapse for cases of short Douglas' bag bottom.

FIG. 10 is a right lateral view of the preformed surgical mesh whereelements 1 a and 1 b are totally put aside remaining only the centralelement (1) which anatomically adapts to the operations of thecorrection of uterine prolapse where the element of central fixation isthe uterine isthmus (hysterocele).

In FIGS. 7, 8 , 9 and 10 can be observed the element 3 which is acircular shell of uniform width which adapts to the utero-vaginal cavityand of which one of its extremities has a prolongation is askance (4) inwhich extremity other element bends in button or palette shape (5) andwhich permits the fixation of the mesh to the intrauterine cavity walls.

FIG. 11 is a illustration of how the preformed mesh adapts within theintrauterine mesh choosing for this case the most universal preformedmesh as an example of application of this invention.

FIG. 12 shows in isometrics each one of the preformed meshes startingfrom the most universal (12 a) to its most common variants 12 b, 12 cand 12 d such as its use is described in corresponding FIGS. 7, 8, 9 and10.

1. Surgical, thermal-coagulated or not, non absorbable or mixed prosthetic mesh which shape and size is a T cup mesh with two rectangular prolongations that fold on another central one for the adaptation to pelvic-urogynecological surgery. Such mash besides of having a central concavity in one of its extremities that raises in inclined ascent another trapezoidal element in which other bend extreme a palette or button shape.
 2. Surgical, thermal-coagulated or not mesh according to assertion 1, characterized because this mesh can be bi-laminar, tri-laminar or tetralaminar with an approximate thickness of 0.10 cm and 0.20 cm for each laminate.
 3. Surgical, thermal-coagulated or not mesh according to assertion 1, characterized because the cup formed starting a rectangular is bi-laminar with the central region with dimensions between 2.5 cm to 3.5 cm of length and 1.5 cm to 2 cm of width. From such central region the rectangle folds or doubles to form a left hemicup that measures between 3 cm and 4 cm of length and between 2.5 cm and 3.5 cm of width; the right hemicup formed from the same rectangle measures between 4 cm and 6 cm of length and 2.5 cm and 3.5 cm of width.
 4. Surgical, thermal-coagulated or not mesh according to assertion 1, characterized because the vertical branch of the T must have as maximum 1.5 cm of length and between 1.5 cm of length and 1.5 cm and 2 cm of width.
 5. Surgical, thermal-coagulated or not mesh according to assertion 1, characterized because starting from the vertical branch of the T originates a concavity with a diameter of 3.5 cm and 1.5 cm to 2 cm of width.
 6. Surgical, thermal-coagulated or not mesh according to assertion 1, characterized because in the posterior extremity or final of the right edge a satellite axis that folds to continue with an inclination upward between 112 and 140° of inclination enlarging itself 2 cm of length×1.4 cm of width in rounded shape as button or pallet.
 7. Surgical, thermal-coagulated or not mesh according to assertion 3, characterized because when the left hemicup of the mash sections it anatomically adapts for a correction of vaginal prolapse for posterior fixation to the sacral promontory.
 8. Surgical, thermal-coagulated or not mesh according to assertion 3 characterized because by totally sectioning the left hemicup and partially sectioning the right hemicup of the mash it adapts for corrections of vaginal vault prolapse for posterior fixation with short Douglas' bag bottom.
 9. Surgical, thermal-coagulated or not mesh according to assertion 3, characterized because totally sectioning the left and right hemicup only remains the central region and the mash adapts for corrections of uterine prolapse for the fixation to uterine itsmo (hysterocele). 